Carmakers and dealers have booked expensive advertising to capitalize on buyers interest in CARS, and now will be left promoting a tie-in with a discontinued government program  one that wasnt supposed to end until Nov. 1..."

If the government can screw up a program like cash-for-clunkers imagine what they can do when they run healthcare.

I am in a crazy situation due to the cash for clunkers program. i bought a new honda fit on wednesday before the official date of Friday 23rd for kickoff. the law clearly states that a dealer that wrtes a contract before the final rule was issued must assume the full responsiblility for getting the rebate from the government. i signed the contract and turned over my clunker that meets all requirements and wrote them a check for the balance. my check has cleared and they now want me to sign some papers accepting full responsibility for them getting paid by the government or else they want the new car back. i told them to take a hike and they are threatening to snatch the new car. At this point, the new car is locked in my garage and i have told them that i will give them a very short timeframe to deliver my title and then i will file a fraud claim against them under the provisions of the CARS act and start filing whatever other claims i can file for free prior to lawyering up.

Q. The president's progress with the battered economy has been both praised and criticized. How well are his efforts measuring up with you?

Extremely well. We are undoubtedly moving in the right direction. 14% Fairly well. There's still a long way to go. 9% Not well at all. His plans are hurting more than helping. 76% Not sure/No opinion. 2%

What a joke. This billion dollars is more than the stimulus package. Gone in a week. That’s 222,000 cars sold and free money to those with clunkers(ie. democrats). And they are voting to double it. All funded by increased national debt.

I can’t believe the great looking “clunkers” that are being traded in. Most look much better than the 81 truck and 90 Honda I have, both of which are paid for and run great.

I was really offended to see that the “clunkers” have to been completely destroyed and their parts cannot enter the secondary marketplace, artificially driving up the cost of parts for those who see no need to buy a new car or truck that only gets 2 MPG better than their old truck.

And what happened to “Reduce, REUSE, RECYCLE” and how does the environmental cost of manufacturing brand new cars beat the cost of reusing an older car with many more years of life?